張貞紅　羅成勇

1

On a flight from Johannesburg, a middle-aged, rich white South African lady had found herself sitting next to a black man. She called the cabin crew attendant over to__1__about her seating. “What seems to be the__2__, Madam?” asked the attendant(服務(wù)員).

“Cant you see?” she said, “Youve sat me next to a__3__ person! I cant possibly sit next to this kind of person. Find me another__4__!”

“Please__5__ down, Madam,” the stewardess replied. “The flight is very full today,__6__ Ill tell you what Ill do—Ill go and__7__ to see if we have any seats available in club or first class.”

The woman glanced at the angry black man beside her (not to mention many of the surrounding passengers). A few__8__ later the stewardess returned with the__9__ news, which she delivered to the lady.

“Madam,__10__, as I expected, economy is__11__. Ive spoken to the cabin services director, and club is also full.__12__, we do have one seat in__13__class.”

Before the lady had a chance to answer, the stewardess__14__... “It is most extraordinary to make this kind of upgrade(升級), however, and I have had to get special__15__from the captain. But, learning the conditions, the__16__felt that it was shocking that someone should be__17__to sit next to such a tiring person.”

Having said that, the stewardess__18__to the black man sitting next to the lady, and said, “So__19__youd like to get your things, sir, I have your seat ready for you ...”

At which point, obviously the__20__passengers stood and gave an applause while the black man walked up to the front of the plane.

1. A. argueB. talk

C. thinkD. complain

2. A. problemB. theme

C. symbolD. injury

3. A. whiteB. black

C. richD. short

4. A. carB. bedC. seatD. room

5. A. bendB. sitC. lookD. calm

6. A. butB. andC. soD. or

7. A. testB. check

C. examineD. prove

8. A. hoursB. days

C. minutesD. months

9. A. goodB. bad

C. originalD. harmful

10. A. totallyB. instead

C. besidesD. unfortunately

11. A. emptyB. full

C. expensiveD. tidy

12. A. SomehowB. In fact

C. HoweverD. Therefore

13. A. secondB. club

C. economyD. first

14. A. continuedB. stopped

C. explainedD. questioned

15. A. styleB. permission

C. designD. suggestion

16. A. womanB. man

C. captainD. attendant

17. A. forcedB. allowed

C. forbiddenD. used

18. A. referredB. turned

C. owedD. introduced

19. A. whileB. though

C. ifD. unless

20. A. unexpectedB. united

C. sufferingD. surrounding

【答案與解析】

1. D。不希望與那個黑人坐在一起，所以“抱怨”。

2. A。詢問是什么問題。

3. B。根據(jù)句子The woman glanced at the angry black man beside her可知。

4. C。上文提到她不愿意與一個黑人坐在一起，同時從后面的句子可知“想另外找一個位子”。

5. D?？吹匠丝陀悬c激動，所以先安慰她，請她鎮(zhèn)靜。

6. A。前后句子在邏輯上含有轉(zhuǎn)折的意味，所以用but。

7. B。check“檢查”，即通過檢查確信。

8. C。根據(jù)常識在飛行的飛機上找座位時間不可能太久，所以用minutes。

9. A。根據(jù)句子we do have one seat in____class.判斷“是一個好消息”。

10. D。經(jīng)濟艙滿了，所以說是“不幸的是”。

11. B。由句子and club is also full.可知答案。

12. C。前面提到的兩個地方都滿員了，頭等艙仍有座位，可知前后有轉(zhuǎn)折的意味。

13. D。根據(jù)下文while the black man walked up to the front of the plane.可知。

14. A。前面說了一些話，接著又說，所以用continued。

15. B。從后文談到的與機長有關(guān)的事情判斷“需要征詢機長的許可”。

16. C。由句子and I have had to get special____from the captain.可知答案。

17. A。be forced to“被迫”。

18. B。剛才與那個白人婦女交談，這里與黑人說話，所以說“轉(zhuǎn)向”了。

19. C。用if表示條件。

20. D。剛才人們在觀望，所以說“周圍的”旅客恰當(dāng)。

2

Love and a broken arm

“But what if I break my arm again?” My five-year-old daughter asked, looking very__1__. I knew she__2__ very much to learn to ride, but ever since shed fallen off her bike and broken her arm, shed been afraid.

“Oh, honey,” I said. “I dont think youll break another arm.” “__3__ I could, couldnt I?” “You know, honey,” I said, “__4__ everything you do comes with risks. You could get a broken arm in a car__5__ and then be afraid to__6__ ride in a car again. You could break your arm jumping a rope. You could break your arm at gymnastics. Do you want to__7__ going to gymnastics?” “No,” she said. And with a determined spirit, she stood up and__8__ to try again.

I spent the rest of the afternoon at the park watching a very__9__ little girl overcome a fear, and__10__myself on being a useful single parent after a painful divorce (離婚).

As we walked home, she asked me about a conversation shed overheard me having with my__11__the night before.

“Grandma wanted you to find someone to__12__.” “What grandma wants is for someone to__13__my heart again.” “But Mom， youre too young to__14__it,” I told her. “So I guess love isnt like a broken arm.”

__15__to answer, we walked the rest of the way in__16__. When I got home, I called my mother and__17__her for talking about this to my daughter. Then I did what Id seen my brave little girl do that very afternoon. I agreed to__18__Steve.

Steve was the man for me. We__19__less than a year later. It turned out mother and my daughter were__20__.

1. A. surprisedB. disappointed

C. sadD. puzzled

2. A. wantedB. hated

C. lostD. gained

3. A. AndB. Or

C. InsteadD. But

4. A. AlmostB. Hardly

C. NearlyD. Mostly

5. A. tradeB. sale

C. accidentD. show

6. A. everB. never

C. evenD. yet

7. A. startB. regret

C. finishD. stop

8. A. offeredB. agreed

C. hadD. chose

9. A. shyB. weak

C. braveD. gentle

10. A. congratulatingB. praising

C. encouragingD. celebrating

11. A. fatherB. mother

C. sisterD. brother

12. A. likeB. knowC. loveD. teach

13. A. warmB. feelC. buyD. break

14. A. understandB. believe

C. acceptD. receive

15. A. UnableB. Unwilling

C. UncertainD. Unhappy

16. A. excitementB. sorrow

C. silenceD. surprise

17. A. punishedB. scolded

C. thankedD. appreciated

18. A. hireB. meetC. fireD. invite

19. A. leftB. married

C. movedD. quarrelled

20.A. wrongB. rightC. clearD. clever

【答案與解析】

1. C。由上下文語境可知，小女孩想騎自行車又不敢騎，由此可以推斷其心情是很悲哀的，因此該空應(yīng)填sad。

2. A。該空表示“想要”，因此應(yīng)填wanted。

3. D。母親認為小女孩不會再摔斷胳膊，而女兒認為自己有可能再摔斷胳膊，因此該空含轉(zhuǎn)折性邏輯關(guān)系，應(yīng)填But。

4. A。該空表示“幾乎”，強調(diào)程度，因此應(yīng)填almost。

5. C。由常識可知，在汽車事故中人們的胳膊有可能受傷，因此該空應(yīng)填accident。

6. A。ever用于此句中有“總是，始終”的含義，相當(dāng)于always，它起著一種加強語氣的作用。

7. D。難道你不想去體育館了嗎？

8. B。在母親的解釋與勸說下，女兒答應(yīng)再試一次。

9. C。小女孩敢于克服自己的恐懼感是一種勇敢行為。

10. A。我祝賀自己在痛苦的離婚之后能夠做一個有用的單親家長。

11. B。由下文Grandma可以推出該空表示“母親”，因此應(yīng)填 mother。

12. C。由第14空后面的love可以推出該空應(yīng)填love。

13. D。由上文第10空后面的a painful divorce可以推出該空表示“使……破碎”，因此應(yīng)填break。

14. A。你太小了無法理解大人感情方面的事。

15. A。16. C。無法回答女兒的話，我們在沉默中行走。

17. B。由上文可知，作者不滿意母親給孫女講自己感情方面的事，因此該空表示“責(zé)怪”，應(yīng)填scolded。

18. B。我答應(yīng)去見Steve。

19. B。上文the man for me暗示該空表示“結(jié)婚”。

20. B。由上文可知，作者母親和女兒都贊成作者重新獲得愛，而作者現(xiàn)在獲得了愛，因此母親和女兒的觀點是對的。

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When Rosina Hernandez was in college, she once attended a rock concert at which one young man was cruelly beaten by another. No one made an__1__ to stop the beating. The next day she was__2__ to learn that the youth had died as a result of the__3__. Yet neither she nor anyone else had raised a hand to help__4__. She could never forget the incident or her responsibility as an__5__ bystander(旁觀者).

Some years later, Rosina saw another__6__. A car driving in the rain ahead of her suddenly rushed into Biscayne Bay. The car landed head down in the water with only the tail end__7__. In a moment a woman appeared on the__8__, shouting for help and saying her__9__ was stuck inside. This time Rosina waited for no one. She jumped into the water, tried__10__to open the car door, then broke the back window__11__other bystanders stood on the street and__12__. First she__13__at them, begging for help, then__14__them, telling them there was a man dying in the car.

First one man, then another,__15__came to help. Together they__16__the safety glass and dragged the man out. They were just in time—a few__17__later it would have been all over. The woman thanked Rosina for saving her husband, and Rosina was__18__for weeks. She had promised herself that she would never again fail to do__19__she could to save a human life. She had made good on her__20__.

1． A. escapeB. excuse

C. attemptD. attention

2. A shockedB. frightened

C. ashamedD. worried

3. A. listeningB. beating

C. drinkingD. watching

4. A. herB. themC. itD. him

5. A. inactiveB. active

C. ordinaryD. unordinary

6. A. disasterB. news

C. incidentD. scene

7. A. floatingB. showing

C. fallingD. sinking

8. A. streetB. land

C. surfaceD. feet

9. A. driverB. husband

C. sonD. mother

10. A. luckilyB. unluckily

C. successfullyD. unsuccessfully

11. A. ifB. since

C. asD. unless

12. A. laughedB. ran

C. watchedD. jumped

13. A. smiledB. waved

C. lookedD. screamed

14. A. cursedB. embraced

C. warnedD. helped

15. A. happilyB. sadly

C. finallyD. hurriedly

16. A. fixedB. repaired

C. movedD. broke

17. A. daysB. minutes

C. weeksD. years

18. A. embarrassedB. depressed

C. surroundedD. excited

19. A. whichB. thatC. whatD. that

20. A. planB. future

C. promiseD. dream

【答案與解析】

1. C。make an attempt to do sth. 為固定短語，意為“嘗試做某事”。

2. A。Rosina Hernandez聽說那個年輕人被打死了，十分震驚。

3. B。年輕人死亡的原因是被“打”了。

4. D。him指代那個年輕人。

5. A。 inactive 意為“懶惰的，不作為的”，符合語境。

6. A。幾年后，Rosina Hernandez又看到一次“災(zāi)難”。

7. B。只有車尾“露出”水面，注意floating為一種動態(tài)的“飄浮”，與車子有重量這一事實不符。

8. C。一會兒，一個婦女露出“水面”。

9. B。從下文可知：她丈夫被困在車中。

10. D。由下文“broke the back window”，可知：Rosina沒有打開車門，只好打破后車窗玻璃來救人。

11. C。as 此處相當(dāng)于“when”。

12. C。路上其他人在“旁觀”。

13. D。情況緊急，她對旁觀者“喊叫求助”。

14. A?？吹脚杂^者麻木不仁無動于衷，她開始“詛咒”他們。

15. C。也許旁觀者良心發(fā)現(xiàn)了，他們“最終”來幫忙了。

16. D。他們“打碎了”玻璃窗，把他拉了出來。

17. B。在那種情況下，幾分鐘的時間也會關(guān)系到一個人的生死存亡。

18. D。由于她做了一件好事，幾星期來都很興奮。

19. C。what引導(dǎo)賓語從句。

20. C。她很好地履行了自己盡全力幫助他人的“諾言”。

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Last week, I took my children to a restaurant. My six-year-old son asked if he could say grace（飯前禱告）.__1__ we bowed our heads, he said, “God is good. God is great. Thank you for the__2__, and I would even thank you more if Mom gets us ice cream for dessert. And liberty and justice for__3__! Amen!”

Along with the__4__ from the other customers nearby, I heard a woman__5__, “Thats whats wrong with this country.

__6__ today dont even know how to pray. Asking God for ice cream! Why, I never!” Hearing this, my son__7__ into tears and asked me, “Did I do it wrong? Is God mad at me?” As I held him and__8__ him that he had done a terrific job and God was probably mad at him, an elderly gentleman__9__ the table.

He winked at my son and said, “I__10__to know that God thought that was a great prayer.” “Really?” my son asked. “Cross my heart.” Then in a theatrical__11__, he added (indicating the woman__12__remark had started this whole thing), “Too__13__she never asks God for ice cream. A little ice cream is good for the__14__sometimes.”

__15__, I bought my kids ice cream at the end of the meal. My son stared at his for a moment and then did__16__I will remember the rest of my life. He__17__up his face ice cream and without a word, walked__18__and placed it in front of the woman. With a big__19__, he told her, “Here, this is for you. Ice cream is good for the soul sometimes, __20__my soul is good already.”

1． A. ThereforeB. As

C. WhileD. Because

2. A. moneyB. ice cream

C. foodD. happiness

3. A. allB. me

C. motherD. brothers

4. A. smileB. hug

C. noticeD. laughter

5. A. remarkB. promise

C. offerD. seize

6. A. MothersB. Adults

C. KidsD. Teachers

7. A. brokeB. burst

C. becameD. turned

8. A. explainedB. expressed

C. keptD. assured

9. A. approachedB. came

C. heldD. caught

10. A. likeB. go

C. happenD. call

11. A. whisperB. sound

C. voiceD. sense

12. A. whichB. whoseC. herD. what

13. A. goodB. badC. luckyD. happy

14. A. soulB. character

C. spiritD. behavior

15. A. SimplyB. Fortunately

C. NaturallyD. Personally

16. A. everythingB. nothing

C. anythingD. something

17. A. turnedB. got

C. pickedD. gave

18. A. up B. offC. downD. over

19. A. letterB. signC. markD. smile

20. A. but B. andC. howeverD. so

【答案與解析】

1. B。As 引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句。

2. C。餐前禱告一般與上帝給我們帶來食物有關(guān)。

3. A。all指代所有的人。

4． D。laughter表示“嘲笑”，所以不選A項。

5． A。我聽見鄰近的女顧客在發(fā)表評論。

6． C。此句意為：今天的“孩子”竟然不知道如何禱告。

7. B。burst into tears 放聲大哭。

8. D。斷然地assure告訴他：他犯了一個大錯誤，上帝可能會生氣。

9． A。approach“走近”。

10． C。happen to do sth. 碰巧……

11． A。in a theatrical whisper“用戲劇性的低語”。

12． B。whose 引導(dǎo)限制性定語從句。

13． B。

14． A。此句意思是：一塊冰淇淋有時會對靈魂有好處。

15. C。我“自然地”(Naturally)給兒子買了冰淇淋。

16． D。

17． C。pick up 拿起。

18． D。walk over “走過去”。

19． D。with a big smile “面帶笑容”。

20． B。

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One day at the day-care center(日間托兒站) I watched a mother attempt to pick up her daughter. The girl wanted to go to McDonalds． The mother replied，“Susie，not tonight． Maybe we can go tomorrow.”Susie__1__ dropped to the floor, kicking and screaming，“I want to ...”

Her mother tried to__2__ Susies tantrum(發(fā)脾氣)． Finally her mother__3__. I was surprised that we could have almost anything we wanted by throwing a tantrum.

That day my mother picked me up early because we were going to a department to do the shopping for__4__ Day. I was__5__ tosee a toytelephone. Looking lovingly up at my__6__, I asked, “Can I have that telephone?”

She replied，“Baby，not now，__7__ if you are a good girl, maybe Santa Claus will__8__ you．”“But Mama， Iwant that telephone__9__,” I said. My mothers eyes narrowed and her hand tightened on mine．“Becky, you__10__have that telephone today，but if you__11__you can have a spanking(打屁股).”

We were standing in the long__12__, and I knew it was now or never. So I lay down on the ground and__13__screaming, “I want that telephone.” Tired Christmas shoppers looked as my mother calmly said, “Becky, youd better__ 14__by the count of three or else.One ... Two ... Three.”

But I was__15__in full tantrum.Then she lay down beside me__16__and began screaming, “I want a new car, I want some jewelry. I want ...”__17 , I stood up.

“Mama, stop. Mama, get up,” I__18__pleaded (懇求).

She stood up. The others waiting in line began to laugh and patted my mother on her back.The next thirty minutes was pure__19__for me. Then one parent said to me with a smile, “I bet youll never__20__that again.”

1. A. carefullyB. immediately

C. lightlyD. hardly

2. A. expressB. feel C. shakeD. stop

3. A. gave inB. turned up

C. moved onD. walked away

4. A. MothersB. Childrens

C. ChristmasD. Womens

5. A. patientB. excited

C. nervousD. confused

6. A. motherB. father

C. brotherD. sister

7. A. butB. forC. thereforeD. so

8. A. scoldB. hate

C. refuseD. help

9. A. next timeB. next week

C. right nowD. sooner or later

10. A. shouldntB. neednt

C. darentD. cant

11. A. lieB. laugh

C. screamD. smile

12. A. lineB. street

C. trainD. yard

13. A. learnedB. forgot

C. beganD. imagine

14. A. look upB. call up

C. give upD. get up

15. A. neverB. stillC. everD. even

16. A. on the benchB. in the sofa

C. on the bedD. on the floor

17. A. PleasedB. Satisfied

C. ShockedD. Encouraged

18. A. tearfullyB. happily

C. honestlyD. politely

19. A. luckB. misery(痛苦)

C. abilityD. air

20. A. loseB. winC. believeD. Try

【答案與解析】

1. B。小孩子發(fā)脾氣，一不高興馬上就表現(xiàn)出來。

2. D。Susie的母親試圖阻止她發(fā)脾氣。

3． A。從下句推斷，她母親做出了讓步。

4． C。從下文的“Santa Claus”及“Tired Christmas shoppers”推斷是圣誕節(jié)。

5． B。見到自己喜歡的東西應(yīng)該是很興奮的。

6. A。從上文的“That day my mother picked me up early because ...”可以推斷出答案。

7. A。but表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。

8． D。圣誕老人會給孩子們送禮物。

9． C?！拔摇毕腭R上得到那部玩具電話。

10． D。母親拒絕了“我”的要求。

11． C。媽媽意識到“我”會發(fā)脾氣，選scream符合語境。

12． A。從文章最后的“The others waiting in line began to laugh and pat my mother on her back．”可以推斷這里指母親和“我”在百貨商場排隊。

13． C。從情景推斷，“我”開始發(fā)脾氣，大聲嚷嚷。

14． D。從前面的“so I lay down on the ground”可以判斷這里指母親要求“我”起來。

15． B。從后面可以看出母親數(shù)完三下后我依然沒有起來，所以這里填“still”表示“我”仍然很生氣。

16． D。從上文“So I lay down on the ground”推斷此處選on the floor。

17． C。母親孩子般的舉動讓“我”很震驚。

18． A。母親的做法讓我覺得很難為情，所以選tearfully。

19． B。從最后一句可以推斷此處應(yīng)選B。

20． D。try that指發(fā)脾氣。

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Jerry is a popular manager of a restaurant. The reason why the waiters__ 1__Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator (鼓舞人心的人). If a(n)__ 2__was having a bad day, Jerry was always there, telling the employee how to look on the__ 3__ side of the situation.

This attitude really made me__ 4__, so one day I asked him, “ I dont get it! No one can be a positive person__ 5 . How do you do it?”

“Each time something bad happens, I can choose to__ 6__it. Every time someone comes to me__ 7__, I can choose to accept their complaining__ 8__I can point out the positive side of life. Why dont we just do that later?” Jerry replied.

Jerry told me an unusual story out of his experience. One day he left the back door of his restaurant__ 9__and was robbed by three armed men. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from__10__slipped off the combination(開啟號碼的號碼組合). The robbers got angry and__11__him.

Luckily, Jerry was found quickly and rushed to the__12__. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of serious care, Jerry__13__with fragments( 碎片) of the bullets still in his body.

I saw Jerry about six months after the__14__. I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the__15__took place. “Werent you scared? Did you__16__consciousness?” I asked.

“No,” Jerry said. “But when I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared.”

“A nurse asked if I was allergic(過敏的) to anything. ‘Yes I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped__17__as they waited for my reply . I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘__18__! ”

Over their laughter, I told them, “Please__19__on me as if I am alive, not dead.”

Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. Attitude, after all, is__20__.

1. A. followedB. led

C. caught D. fled

2. A. nurse B. doctor

C. adviser D. employee

3. A. right B. dark

C. positive D. negative

4. A. regretful B. curious

C. angry D. disappointed

5. A. all the time B. therefore

C. sooner or laterD. occasionally

6. A. insist on B. stick to

C. take care of D. learn from

7. A. smilingB. laughing

C. complaining D. singing

8. A. soB. orC. butD. and

9. A. open B. shut

C. locked D. closed

10. A. excitement B. happiness

C. eagerness D. nervousness

11. A. shot B. killed

C. beatD. hit

12. A. restaurant B. house

C. company D. hospital

13. A. died B. disappeared

C. recoveredD. escaped

14. A. accident B. meeting

C. class D. party

15. A. murder B. robbery

C. show D. concern

16. A. catch B. gain

C. forget D. lose

17. A. to work B. to talk

C. working D. talking

18. A. Papers B. Bullets

C. Cakes D. Flowers

19. A. operate B. joke

C. regardD. look

20. A. something B. nothing

C. none D. everything

【答案與解析】

Jerry通過自己樂觀向上的性格，感染著周圍的每一個人。

1. A。從上文可知Jerry是一個受人喜歡的經(jīng)理，所以雇員們是跟隨(followed)著Jerry 的。

2. D。從下文telling the employee how to look on Jerry ...可知答案。

3. C。Jerry是個積極樂觀的人，別人心情不好時他就安慰他們,讓他們看到人生的光明， 總是看到積極的(positive)的一面。

4. B。我因為“好奇”才問他。

5. A。我很疑惑，沒有人總那么樂觀，Jerry，您是怎樣做到的呢？

6. D。原來Jerry有自己的辦法，從糟糕的事情中學(xué)習(xí)并吸取經(jīng)驗和教訓(xùn)。

7. C。下句提到了抱怨一事。

8. B。我甘心傾聽別人的牢騷并指出其中有積極因素。

9. A。他開著后門所以強盜才能進去。

10. D。面對強盜的威脅，他緊張了，才會忘記密碼。

11. A。從下文可知Jerry受傷了，從他的身上取出了子彈碎片，這里自然是“槍擊”。

12. D。幸運的是，Jerry被及時送到醫(yī)院，從下文做了18 小時的外科手術(shù)也可以看出。

13. C。Jerry的病終于好了。

14. A。指這次槍擊事件后的情況。

15. B。我的好奇心驅(qū)使我又去問他：當(dāng)“搶劫案”發(fā)生時，他會想些什么呢？

16. D。我問他當(dāng)時是否失去了知覺。

17. C。醫(yī)護人員停止了手頭的工作(working)，在等待Jerry的回答。

18. B。但樂觀的Jerry卻和他們開玩笑說他對子彈(Bullets)過敏。

19. A。Jerry讓醫(yī)生像對待活人一樣對待他，為他做手術(shù)(operate)，這是一種風(fēng)趣的說法，同時也反映出Jerry很樂觀。

20. D。從Jerry的例子中，作者體會到：Jerry能活下去，除了醫(yī)護人員高超的技術(shù)外，也要歸功于他的態(tài)度，畢竟態(tài)度決定一切。